If I was clever, I could write a poem. But I’m not, so I’ve just shared a few random words about our day in Yellowstone National Park. It was definitely [...]]]> Geysers. Steam. Bison. Mule Deer. No grizzly bears, thank goodness. Cold. 6 different kinds of snow. Hot water ponds. Yellowstone Grand Canyon. Old Faithful.

If I was clever, I could write a poem. But I’m not, so I’ve just shared a few random words about our day in Yellowstone National Park. It was definitely worth the 2000 km detour.

Dodging for Bisons. We had to weave through four different herds of bison walking along the roads in Yellowstone

45 degrees from the equator

Snow in Yellowstone

The roads inside Yellowstone had only been opened three days before

The boardwalks were still covered in a 1 metre cover of snow and ice

Old Faithful Geyser

After our snow problems getting into Colorado, we were wary of getting caught by snow along the route. The shortest route according to google maps took us through Teton Pass, which according to [...]]]> After deciding that since Yellowstone National park opened for spring on Friday morning, we would detour (2,000km) to Yellowstone National park.

After our snow problems getting into Colorado, we were wary of getting caught by snow along the route. The shortest route according to google maps took us through Teton Pass, which according to the webcam was covered in snow. So we decided to go via I-25 north into Wyoming, and then across the I-90 to Gardiner.

Wyoming is even more rural than Kansas.

Big Horn mountains in Wyoming